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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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